In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts ARCA, AMA Superbike, USCC, SCCA, and Motocross races.

The track was built in 1959 by NASCAR founder William "Bill" France, Sr. to host racing held at the former Daytona Beach Road Course.

The project, named "Daytona Rising", was completed in January 2016, at a cost of US $400 million, placing emphasis on improving fan experience with five expanded and redesigned fan entrances (called "injectors") as well as wider and more comfortable seating with more restrooms and concession stands.

Right before the end of Stage 2, Christopher Bell turned his teammate Ty Gibbs into the rear of Ryan Blaney which sent Blaney head on into the outside wall at nearly full speed, triggering a massive pileup that collected the latter two drivers, as well as several others including Austin Cindric, Austin Dillon, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, Brennan Poole, A. J. Allmendinger, Harrison Burton, Riley Herbst, Tyler Reddick, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Later on, during lap 155, Ryan Preece's No.

41 Ford was spun around after getting rear ended by Erik Jones on the backstretch where Preece's car turned left into his teammate Chase Briscoe and the two went spinning in the infield grass.

Preece's car caught air and subsequently went barrel rolling 10 times in the infield grass before coming to a rest on all four tires.

Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and 1989 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Rusty Wallace called the action for MRN when the field races thru the front straightaway.

Mike Bagley worked the Daytona Backstretch for MRN from a spotter's stand in the inside of the track.